Chapter 547: Chapter 546: Love-Struck at Home 28

"The two are a good match."

"That young man is from the county public security bureau, handsome, with a good job."

"Jiang Xiaomei is now working at the county public security bureau, too. Once they’re married, they’ll be together, that’s pretty neat."

"Who would have thought Jiang Xiaomei could get that job."

"No wonder she couldn’t fancy the Yu Family in town, though the Yu Family is quite decent."

"But they’re no match for Lu Yan, the Yu Family might be impressive, but certainly not Yu Jinyong as a young man."

"Though I’ve heard, the Lu Family has no one else, just Lu Yan. With both of them so busy with work, who will take care of the child after they have one? Would they leave it at the Jiang Family? Thinking about it, the Yu Family might actually be better."

Ah Chen and Lu Yan’s marriage has been arranged, set to take place just after the New Year.

Originally, everyone in Jixiang Village knew she was seeing someone. Once they heard the news, it sparked a flurry of discussions.

Some offered congratulations, while others were jealous.

Mei Shijie was a bit dazed upon hearing the news, remembering that in his past life, the big shot hadn’t married at this time.

However, some things indeed have happened this life that he didn’t recall from before, like the mix-up with the kids at the hospital in town that led to a trafficking case, which he clearly remembers wasn’t in his previous life.

Also concerning the Jiang Family, there wasn’t any separation in the last lifetime, right?

Many details have become blurry, he can’t recall. He hadn’t thought about the Jiang Family separation until he saw Su Man, then it came back to him. The Su Man from his past life didn’t quite seem like this.

So odd.

In the past life, when he was escaping that madman and leaving Jixiang Village, Jiang Maochuan’s family and Jiang Chen were already working outside. Yet Su Man was still in the village, and while she wasn’t exactly diligent, she wasn’t the type to do absolutely nothing like now.

Upon rebirth, apart from borrowing books from the big shot and giving a few reminders, he avoided that madman without doing much else. He’s still just a small intellectual in rural China, not daring to act strangely for fear of being noticed.

It shouldn’t be the butterfly effect triggered by him, right?

By the way, Yu Jinyong didn’t visit the Jiang Family to propose last time around either, at least the matchmaker didn’t visit a dozen times.

Lately, he’s seen Su Man a few times, but he’s got a mental block and truly doesn’t dare interact much with other females in the village, apart from Jiang Chen, the big shot.

After much thought, it’s Su Man’s behavior that seems most suspicious.

Come to think of it, last time she spotted him, she did appear surprised.

Mei Shijie’s heart sank, and a fleeting thought of possibility emerged—could Su Man also be reborn?

Were these changes all because of Su Man? No, having lived in Jixiang Village for years, he understands Su Man’s character somewhat; she definitely doesn’t possess selfless compassion.

Mei Shijie decided to observe her.

As for the marriage between Jiang Chen and Lu Yan, he paid attention and listened carefully to the villagers discuss Lu Yan, intending to find an opportunity for a chance encounter, to see if he recognizes him.

Recently, Lu Yan noticed the peculiar gaze from someone from the village. The first time the person stared at him, he sensed something was off but remained calm to see what the person intended to do.

However, several days passed with no action, just prolonged observation from the shadows.

Lu Yan quickly came to a realization—could this be one of Chenchen’s admirers?

The gaze wasn’t hostile, so he didn’t mind much. If they were a pursuer of Chenchen, it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary to secretly observe him.

Luckily, they’re getting married soon.

Mei Shijie didn’t know Lu Yan; in his previous life by this time, he’d already married that lunatic, and had no opportunity to read the news.

After several days of scrutiny, he concluded Lu Yan was indeed impeccable, retracting his curiosity.

Moreover, it seemed the big shot liked him, and as long as he wasn’t the villain in his memories, there was no need for intervention.

Better to keep observing Su Man.

Watching her leisurely demeanor, doing nothing, he wasn’t sure whether she’s reborn or merely inhabited.

When Mei Shijie left Jixiang Village in his past life, Gu Lingfei hadn’t returned yet; after leaving, he was reluctant to recall past events there, so didn’t know about the Jiang Family’s later developments, and naturally didn’t know Su Man was carrying Gu Lingfei’s child.

When the wedding day for Ah Chen and Lu Yan arrived, the village held quite a festive gathering.

Yu Jinyong had heard about it too, his face turning sullen, but there was nothing he could do.

His leg could walk again, though slightly awkward as a result of a past injury.

The person who broke his leg in the middle of the night remained uncaught, leaving him furious.

"Yong-yong, your eldest sister mentioned that there’s a pretty young girl you should meet. Want to see her?" asked Yu’s mother.

Yu Jinyong was annoyed, with scant interest in marriage at the moment—capturing the culprit was his priority. But he knew there were no leads, and after so much time, catching them seemed nearly impossible.

He thought about Jiang Chen, now married, with a bit of bitterness in his heart.

"Might as well meet her."

If she was prettier than Jiang Chen, then maybe.

Yu’s mother was delighted and promptly began arrangements.

But after meeting her, Yu Jinyong had no interest at all; although the young girl was indeed pretty, she carried herself in a timid and shrunken manner. Her face was nice, yet her hands were so rough they were off-putting.

Previously, he’d noticed Jiang Chen while secretly observing, particularly her pair of elegant, slender hands. To him, beauty was not just about the face; hands needed to be attractive, too.

The Yu Family grew concerned, resorting to Yu Jinyong’s preferences for their search.

After New Year’s, Ah Chen went back to work. During her break, she heard about Yu Jinyong’s unsuccessful matchmaking. Running into Matchmaker Li, the latter complained about Yu Jinyong’s picky nature. He previously only cared about looks, but now both face and hands need to be beautiful.

"Honestly, if a city girl were that pretty, she wouldn’t be interested in Yu Jinyong," Matchmaker Li remarked with disdain, Yu Jinyong’s family’s standing might be advantageous to village girls, aspiring for more, while city girls were different—they didn’t struggle to find suitors regardless of their family situation.

"Where are you off to today, Aunt Li?" After all, the matchmaker seemed to have found someone suitable to introduce.

Matchmaker Li had no intention of hiding it; surprisingly, she found herself occasionally crossing paths with a Jiang Family girl and getting along. Naturally, it’s related to the Jiang Family girl working at the county public security bureau. She believed in building connections and maintaining them.

"A new teacher has arrived at the town’s central elementary school, rumored to be an educated youth, adept at teaching and quite good-looking. It’s said he doesn’t have the best relations with his family and probably isn’t planning on going back. I’m off to investigate."

Ah Chen pondered—who Yu Jinyong previously married wasn’t known to her.

Since they crossed paths, she would ensure the other wouldn’t harm a good girl. If someone knew Yu Jinyong’s true nature and was willing to be with him, she wouldn’t involve herself.

After chatting with Matchmaker Li for a while, Ah Chen went to town for some shopping.

That night, Yu Jinyong’s two legs were broken again.

The next day, Su Man went into labor.

Despite the Jiang Family’s animosity towards Su Man, they wouldn’t ignore something as significant as childbirth—a matter teetering on the brink between life and death. Thus, the whole family escorted Su Man to the town hospital.